Settings. Customize OnSong to fit your needs

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2 Settings Customize OnSong to fit your needs

3 Settings Screen Provides quick, in-app access to all settings Displays all settings in a categorized manner Accessible without running OnSong in the Settings app Discussed in detail in the Settings presentation

4 Settings Sections About Font Settings Display Settings Live Bar Options Hot Corners Layout Options Instrument Settings Import Options Song Navigation Editor Options Synchronization Sharing and Rights Song Reporting Page Layout Sticky Notes Sound Chord Playback Foot Pedal Control Metronome External Video Debug

5 Font Settings Default values applied to newly imported songs only Font Family The default font when rendering the chart. Font Size The default font size when rendering the chart. Chord Size This is the default size of chords when rendering the chord chart. Chord Highlight This provides a list of common chord highlight colors to use as default. Chord Color This allows you to set the default text color of chords. Bold Chords This determines if song sheets should bold chords by default.

6 Display Settings Makes adjustments to how songs are displayed Separate Set/Song Styles Allows you to have separate preferences for songs in sets. Low Light Mode Turning low light mode on will give you white text on a black background for stage use. Invert Menus Makes the background of menus black when low light mode is turned on High Quality Zooming When zooming into a song, it redraws the content at higher resolution. Don't use this feature since it causes issues. Remember Zoom/Position When turned on, OnSong remembers the last zoom level and position of your chord chart.

7 Display Settings Default values applied to newly imported songs only Display Header Turning this off will hide the header of your chord sheet. This includes the title of the song as well as section titles. Display Metadata Turning this off will hide the metadata of your chord sheet. This includes the artist, key, capo, tempo and time signature Display Lyrics Turning this off will hide lyrics on your songs by default. Display Chords Turning this off will hide chords in your chord sheets by default. Instructions Color The instructions color lets your adjust the color of musical instructions in your chord

8 Display Settings Other display-related settings Instructions Color The instructions color lets your adjust the color of musical instructions in your chord sheet. Instructions are created by surrounding a line in parenthesis. Instructions are displayed on your song sheet, but hidden from lyrics projection. Language OnSong uses your device's native language when supported. This setting allows you to use a different language other than the one your device is using. It also can support languages that are not currently supported by the device. Requires a restart of OnSong take effect.

9 Live Bar Options Configures the buttons in the lower right of the screen Include Audio Track Allows you to toggle the audio toggle on or off. Include Autoscroll Allows you to toggle the autoscroll button on or off. Include Metronome Allows you to toggle the metronome button on or off. Include Networking Allows you to toggle the networking button on or off.

10 Live Bar Options When the audio button is pushed... Audio Behavior Determines what action is performed when tapping the audio toggle. Options include: Play/Pause Starts and stops the song. Pressing the play button again resumes where it had stopped. Play/Stop Starts and stops the song. Pressing the play button again starts the song from the beginning.

11 Live Bar Options When autoscroll begins... Autoscroll Trigger Tapping on the autoscroll can trigger another event. Options include: None Toggling autoscroll does not effect anything else (default) Audio Toggling autoscroll on starts the audio backing track if available. Metronome Toggling autoscroll on starts the metronome.

12 Hot Corners Set actions for each corner Top Left Sets an action for tapping the top-left corner of the screen Top Right Sets an action for tapping the top-right corner of the screen Bottom Left Sets an action for tapping the bottom-left corner of the screen Bottom Right Sets an action for tapping the bottom-right corner of the screen

13 Hot Corners Sets actions for each corner when tapped None No action will be performed when touching the corner (default) Audio Start or stop the audio track associated with the chord chart. Autoscroll Start or stop autoscrolling of the chord chart. Menu Show or hide the menubar. Metronome Start or stop the metronome at the tempo set for the chord chart.

14 Layout Options Adjusting how your song are drawn on the page Notation Chords Notation chords are the ones that appear in textual bars used for chords timing. These usually look like the following: [A] \ [B] \ [C] \ [D] OnSong detects that these chords are placed in notation and draws them alongside the notation marks instead of placing them on top. You can alter this behavior with this settings.

15 Layout Options Adjusting how your song are drawn on the page Adjust Whitespace Newer versions of OnSong will adjust white space to be closer to the average width of the font instead of a fraction of a letter width. In some cases, this can cause issues for some users. You can turn off whitespace adjustment to use the older rendering technique. Adjusted Space Character When adjusting for white space, OnSong uses the width of a specific character to determine width. You can change that character to adjust the amount of whitespace.

16 Layout Options Adjusting how your song are drawn on the page Detect Chords In Lyrics Turn this setting off to prevent automatic chord detection. Chord Position OnSong places chords above the lyrics. You can change this to inline. Chorus Indent This setting indents the chorus of your song by the amount specified. The section name must be equal to either "Chorus" or "Refrain". Bold Chorus Turn this setting on to bold the text of the detected chorus.

17 Instrument Settings Personalize OnSong for different instruments Adjust For Capo Turning this setting on will automatically apply the capo if one is set. Display Tablature Turning this setting on will automatically show chord diagrams at the bottom of the chord chart. Tablature Instrument This setting determines the default instrument to use. You can change this per song by viewing chords in the chord inspector and choosing a different instrument.

18 Instrument Settings Personalize OnSong for different instruments Disable Chord Popovers Tapping on chords on the chord chart will display the chord inspector which contains chord diagrams and variations for a variety of instruments. Turning this setting on will prevent those from appearing. Left Hand Tablature Reverse tablature chord diagrams for left-handed musicians. German Chords Turning this setting on replaces the "B" note with "H" and the "Bb" note with "B" for german users.

19 Instrument Settings Personalize OnSong for different instruments Use Musical Symbols Some users prefer to see actual sharp and flat symbols instead of the pound (#) and lowercase B (b) symbols. This settings will toggle OnSong to use the real symbols when drawing the page. Enable Alternate Keys Allows access to Nashville Numeric Notation, Roman Numeral or Italian keys on the left side of the transpose slider. Capo Modulates When applying a capo to a song, OnSong modulates or transposes the song down that number of half steps. (up or down)

20 Instrument Settings Personalize OnSong for different instruments Detect Key By Knowing the key of a song is important for the transposition engine including in OnSong. Normally, a key would be declared using metadata. In the even that a key is not declared, OnSong resorts to determining the key. Originally, OnSong would detect the key using the first chord of a song. This is not always accurate. You can choose other methods such as the last chord, by counting the sharps and flats contained in the song, or by metadata only.

21 Song Navigation Change how the song menus works with the viewer Remove "The" This setting, if turned on, OnSong will remove the "The" word from in front of song titles when sorting the list. Remove Description Text Removes the second line of information on the songs menu leaving just the title of the song. Flip Toolbar This setting flips the menubar if it is turned on. This places the "Songs" button the right side instead of the left. This is helpful since the songs menu can overlap a good portion of the viewable song.

22 Song Navigation Change how the song menus works with the viewer Hide Inactive Icons This setting removes extraneous icons from the menubar if they are not in use. Currently, this will remove the external video settings icon when a cable is not attached or AirPlay is not enabled. Auto Show/Hide Menu This setting is used to automatically hide the menubar when not in use. You can then tap the middle of the screen to show the menubar and to bring up the songs menu automatically. Tapping on a song will then hide the menubar again.

23 Song Navigation Change how the song menus works with the viewer Show Remote Songs Turns off the "Remote" feature in the All Songs/My Sets. Show Scroll Indicators Toggles the built-in scroll indicators on the chord chart viewer. Wide Songs Menu This setting nearly doubles the width of the songs menu. Position Ruler Color Changes the position ruler color when autoscrolling. None, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink and Grey

24 Editor Options Change how the song editor works Font Family This is the font to use in the song editor. All fonts in the list are monospaced for easier typing. Andale Mono, Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console Font Size This is the size of the font in the editor. You can increase the font size for better visibility or selection or words or placement of the cursor.

25 Import Options Changes how importing of documents works Internet Settings This allows you to configure how OnSong imports from the Internet. The settings are contained on another screen and require advanced knowledge of how search engines, web pages and regular expressions work. By default, these settings are blank and use OnSong's built-in Internet search settings. Dropbox Settings This allows you to configure Dropbox options for cases when you have networking issues. For instance, you can turn off SSL encryption which can speed up transfers at the risk of sending your files across the Internet unencrypted.

26 Import Options Changes how importing of documents works File Encoding OnSong attempts to determine the encoding of imported text files. In some cases you may need to set the encoding manually. Auto, ASCII, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 or ISO Latin Text File Conversion If set to OnSong, the import process will detect and convert chords into bracketed chords. Default is set to Text Keep File in itunes If you set this option to Off, OnSong will delete files from itunes file sharing after they are imported. Defaults to On.

27 Import Options Changes how importing of documents works Fallback File Extension OnSong uses the file extension of the file name to determine the type of file that is imported. For some programs, no file extension is used. You can determine the file extension OnSong should use when importing in this option. The default is "xml" since OpenSong files do not typically include file extensions.

28 Internet Settings Advanced code to find song content Search Parameters Search parameters for the Bing search engine sans the query. Title Pattern Regular expression to extract the song title from <title> Byline Pattern Regular expression to extract the artist name/byline from <title> Content Pattern Regular expression to find the content of the song Chord Pattern Regular expression that identifies chords in lyrics

29 Synchronization Configure how synchronizing works Sync Folder The name of the folder in which synchronization files are saved. Sync As Files Outputs text-based chords charts as text files, allowing them to be edited remotely and then synchronized back into the database.

30 Sharing and Rights Adjust how sharing with your team works Expire Shared Sets Allows the set to be removed from the user's list after a time, avoiding clutter and potential distribution of copyrighted works. Loan Shared Songs If turned on, songs shared wirelessly will be loaned. This means they appear in a set, but will not appear in the recipient's all songs list to avoid clutter and illegal distribution issues. Use my songs in OnCue When using OnCue, OnSong sends the song. If this option is on, OnSong will use songs in your library instead of the ones sent.

31 Song Reporting Turn song reporting on/off for tracking Enable Reporting This controls if reporting is currently active. This is the same as the switch in the Song Reporting screen. Report Use This is used to customize the amount of time that OnSong waits before reporting usage. Show Reports This allows you to determine the period of time for each report. Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly

32 Page Layout Adjust the page for printing and on-screen Paper Size US and European sizes Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A4 and A3 Paper Orientation output in portrait or landscape. Left Margin This is the width of the left margin. Right Margin This is the width of the right margin. Top Margin This is the width of the top margin. Bottom Margin This is the width of the bottom margin. Add Page Numbers when printing or exporting PDF.

33 Sticky Notes Adjust the page for printing and on-screen Note Font Family The font used for text in notes Marker, Chalkboard or Helvetica Note Paper Color The color of sticky notes by default. Choose from popular colors: Note Opacity This is the default opacity of the note between 25% and 100% opacity. Note Size This is the default size the note between small and large.

34 Sound Sound effects and itunes suggestions Sounds Effects Turning this setting off will not play any sound effects for user actions such as flipping pages or starring or unstarring songs. Turn this off if you use other apps that play sound in the background. itunes Suggestions Use this setting to turn off itunes suggestions when viewing the playback menu.

35 Chord Playback Listen to chords when sound banks are installed Play Chords When Tapped Turning this option on will play the chords when they are tapped on the chord chart instead of opening the chord inspector. This is a fun way to hear how a song sounds by just tapping your music. Playback Arpeggio This controls how the chord is played including: Strum Up/Down, Pick Ascending/Descending, Random or All Playback Duration This controls how fast or slow the chord is played including: Immediate, Fast, Normal, Slow

36 Foot Pedal Controls Configure foot pedals to use with OnSong. Pedal Type Sets the type of foot pedal. Options include: None or ios Compatible Backward Pedal Set for the up arrow key. Use this field to bind keyboard input to go back. Forward Pedal Set for the down arrow key. Use this field to bind keyboard input to go forward.

37 Foot Pedal Controls Configure foot pedals to use with OnSong. Auto Scroll Pedal Bind to the text input of a pedal to start/stop autoscrolling. Audio Track Pedal Bind to the text input of a pedal to start/stop/pause audio. Menu Pedal Bind to the text input of a pedal to show/hide the menubar. Metronome Pedal Bind to the text input of a pedal to start/stop the metronome.

38 Foot Pedal Controls Configure foot pedals to use with OnSong. Forward Pedal Triggers Allows you to configure OnSong to perform an action the first time the forward pedal (scroll down) action is performed on a new song. This allows a single foot pedal to do more than one task. Options include: None, Audio Track or Metronome Pedal Behavior When forward and backward pedals are tapped, OnSong normally acts like the screen was tapped. When the top or bottom is reached, it flips to the next or previous song. You can change this behavior to: Scroll Page, Jump to Section or Jump to Song

39 New Foot Pedal Controls Configure foot pedals in OnSong Pedal Setup Allows you to configure the type of pedal to use when connecting to OnSong as well as map keyboard input to pedals. Options include: None, ios Compatible or AirTurn Pedal 1-4 Sets the actions when pressing foot pedal 1-4. Pedal 1 is typically the up arrow key, pedal 2 is typically the down arrow key, pedal 3 is typically the right arrow key and pedal 4 is typically the left arrow key.

40 New Foot Pedal Actions Control nearly every aspect of live performance None: no action is performed. Scroll Up/Down: scrolls the page up or down by 75% of the screen. This can be configured in scrolling behavior Next/Previous Song: goes directly to the next/previous song in the set. Toggle Audio: starts/stops playback of the linked backing track. Toggle Autoscroll: starts/stops the page from autoscrolling. Toggle Metronome: starts/stops the metronome at the current tempo. Show/Hide Menubar: shows or hides the menubar.

41 New Foot Pedal Actions Control nearly every aspect of live performance Show Songs List: shows the songs menu the songs menu cannot be hidden because it receives the input of the keyboard at this point Transpose Up/Down: transposes the song up or down a half step. Tempo Up/Down: increases/decreases the tempo by one BPM. Volume Up/Down: changes the volume of the device output by 10%. Autoscroll Faster/Slower: speeds up/down the autoscroll by adjusting the duration of the song by 30 seconds.

42 New Foot Pedal Scrolling Configure foot pedals in OnSong Scrolling Behavior Configure how OnSong scrolls when the scroll action is performed. Pedal Behavior: When forward and backward pedals are tapped, OnSong normally acts like the screen was tapped. You can change this behavior to: Scroll Page, Jump to Section or Jump to Song Scroll Amount Determines how much the page scrolls when tapped % Scroll Speed Controls how fast scrolling occurs when the screen is tapped, or a foot pedal is pressed. Does not effect autoscroll. 0-3 secs

43 New Foot Pedal Triggering Configure foot pedals in OnSong Forward Pedal Triggers Allows you to configure OnSong to perform an action the first time the forward pedal (scroll down) action is performed on a new song. This allows a single foot pedal to do more than one task. Options include: None, Audio Track or Metronome

44 Metronome Adjust how the metronome works, looks and sounds Sound Determines the sound that the metronome makes when activated. Wood Block, Light Tap, Bass Drum with Snare, Bass Drum or None Up/Down Beat Color OnSong flashes the main menu bar in time with the metronome for cases when you can't hear the metronome, or need to use it in a live scenario. You can set the color of the up or down beat. None, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Grey Default BPM The default BPM is used when no other tempo is known. This is the default metronome speed for songs that do not have a tempo set.

45 External Video Use OnSong with projectors and stage panels Use HD Mirroring Newer devices such as the ipad 2 support screen mirroring. This places what you see on your ipad screen onto the external video device. By default, OnSong will override screen mirroring and take over the external screen. Screen Orientation The screen orientation setting is used when viewing chord charts on an external monitor. The default setting is "Same" which keeps the screen in the same orientation as the device. You can also set this to a specific orientation. This is useful if you have a monitor on stage in the vertical or portrait position and want to maintain that while being free to adjust the orientation of the device. Same, 0º, 90º, 180º or 270º

46 External Video Use OnSong with projectors and stage panels Screen Resolution OnSong attempts to discover the highest resolution available on the connect device. In the event that you want to set another resolution, choose it here from a list of common resolutions. Highest Available, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x720 or 1920x1080

47 Debug For those just in case moments Retrieve Help File Turning this setting off will not check OnSong servers for updated help files when the application is opened. Forget Last Song Turning this setting on will cause OnSong to forget the last set and song that was opened. This can be used to solve issue where a song causes OnSong to crash and you can't open OnSong because of it. Toggle this switch to "On" and reopen OnSong. The switch automatically goes back to "Off" once the songs and set are forgotten.

48 Debug For those just in case moments Reset Settings In some cases, you may find that there are issues with OnSong. You can reset your settings to default settings by turning on this option and launching OnSong. Overwrite Dropbox and MobileMe credentials. Reset Help File In the rare event that your help file becomes corrupted, turn this switch on and restart OnSong. Your help file will be deleted and a new one retrieved from the OnSong servers. Purge Database Reset the database to the factory setting when OnSong is launched. Your current database will be backed up to itunes file sharing.

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